List of Governors of Goa

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The Governor of Goa is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Goa. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. H.E. S C Jamir is the current governor (assumed charge of office on July 17, 2004).

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[edit] Powers and functions

The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:

  • Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
  • Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
  • Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.

See also: Powers and functions of the Governor

[edit] Ex Officio Powers

  • The Governor is the Chancellor of the Goa University and exercises powers delegated under the Goa University Act, 1984 and the Statutes of the University.
  • The Governor is the ex-officio President of the Indian Red Cross Society, Goa Branch and has the powers to appoint the Chairman, Hon. Secretary, etc.
  • The Governor is the President of the Goa State Environment Protection Council, which is an Advisory Body, set up by the Government of Goa. The Council consisting of Government Authorities and the NGOs engaged in environmental and the related areas meets once in six months and deliberates on various issues on the environment and ecology of the State.
  • The Governor is the Chairman of the Special Fund for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Ex-Servicemen and Widows.

[edit] List of all previous governors of Goa

[edit] Portuguese Governor Generals

The first Portuguese Governor General was Francisco de Almeida in 1505 and the last Manuel Antonio Vassalo E Silva who left office in 1961. In total there have been 163 Governor Generals. For a complete list see [1].

[edit] Indian Military Governor

After the state joined the Indian Union in 1961 Maj. Gen. K.P. Candeth was appointed the Military Governor for the state. He served from 19 Dec 1961 to 6 June 1962.

[edit] Lieutenant Governors

Goa, along with Daman and Diu was a Union Territory in the Indian Union till 30 May 1987. As such it had a Lieutenant Governor till that time.

# Name Took Office Left Office
1 T. Sivasankar 7/6/1962 1/9/1963
2 M. R. Sachdev 2/9/1963 8/12/1964
3 Hari Sharma 12/12/1964 23/2/1965
4 K. R. Damle 24/2/1965 17/4/1967
5 Nakul Sen 18/4/1967 15/11/1972
6 S. K. Banerji 16/11/1972 15/11/1977
7 P. S. Gill 16/11/1977 30/3/1981
8 Jagmohan 31/3/1981 29/8/1982
9 I H Latif 30/8/1982 23/2/1983
10 K. T. Satarawala 24/2/1983 3/7/1984
11 I H Latif 4/7/1984 23/9/1984
12 Gopal Singh 24/9/1984 29/5/1987

[edit] Governors after 1987

Goa became a full fledged state of the Indian Union in 1987 and since then has had the following governors:

# Name Took Office Left Office
1 Gopal Singh 30/5/1987 17/7/1989
2 Khurshed Alam Khan 18/7/1989 17/3/1991
3 Bhanu Prakash Singh 18/3/1991 3/4/1994
4 B. Rachaiah 4/4/1994 3/8/1994
5 Gopala Ramanujam 4/8/1994 15/6/1995
6 Romesh Bhandari 16/6/1995 18/7/1996
7 P.C. Alexander 19/7/1996 15/1/1998
8 T. R. Satish Chandran 16/1/1998 18/4/1998
9 J. F. R. Jacob 19/4/1998 26/11/1999
10 Mohammed Fazal 26/11/1999 25/10/2002
11 Kidar Nath Sahani 26/10/2002 2/7/2004
12 Mohammed Fazal 3/7/2004 16/7/2004
13 S. C. Jamir 17/7/2004 present

[edit] See also

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Governors, Lt Governors and Administrators of Indian States and Union Territories

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